Teaching Torts: Rivalry as Pedagogy

Torts Law Journal, Vol. 18, p. 187, 2010

Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 203

15 Pages Posted: 8 Aug 2010 Last revised: 14 Dec 2012

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Abstract

This contribution to a Tort Law Academic Workshop considers the ‘twin themes’ pervading torts pedagogy in the twenty-first century: (1) teaching torts for global practice and (2) teaching the common law in an age of statutes. Manifested at both transnational and national levels, the two themes have in common what may be understood as rivalries, where contrary rules and stances compete for power. The article explores illustrations of this competition that emerge in an American torts classroom, with attention to the interest that a ‘pedagogy of rivalry’ might hold for torts teachers and scholars working within common law systems outside the United States.

Suggested Citation

Bernstein, Anita, Teaching Torts: Rivalry as Pedagogy. Torts Law Journal, Vol. 18, p. 187, 2010, Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 203, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1655005

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